The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-24
INHUMAN
Wife Beaters Arrested-Severai Other
Transgressors Behind the Bars.

Transgressors Behind the Bars.
Though Pat Gillespie is a white man, be is
nevertheless n brute, and his brutality to his
sick and helpless wifi. last night may result
IL branding him rs a double murderer. Gil
lcspie is plumber, twenty-oight years old,
and lives with his wife and stcp-child at No.
So Second street, Chelsea. Ills wife was a
young widow, with a small child-a girl
when he married her, not quite n year ago.
Gillespie demonstrated early after the hon
eymoOn WAS over that he was not fit 10 5c n
married man, as he began 10 drink excessively,
and when under the influence Of liquor inya-
riably abuses and beats his wife. He went
home last night all the worse Oft from drink.
lis wife is in q delicate condition, besides
being in ill-health, and she and her little
daughter had retired. Like n brute, he
began 20 abuse her, and ordered her o. get
out of the bed. She did not obey promptly,
and with cowardly force he icrked her out
Of the bed on the floor, and despite her begging
for mercy, kicked her q powerful blow in
the abdomen. She grew deathly sick from
the blow, and for the while it was thought
she would die. Frightened at the manner in
which her sick mother was being treated, the
child cried for help, whcrcupOn Gillespie
turned upon her and beat her also, The
near ~nciglbors responded TO the cries Of the
poor woman and her child. an officer
was sent for and Gillespie arrested
aud charged with wife beating.
Notwithstanding these facts, and that lie
was well known, he managed 81 haze him,
self registered Mt the station rs Pat Allinccr
lie was released ON bond. but at = late hOuI
Of the night the wife grew so much worst
from the effects of his brutal kicks tia in
StruCtions were sent out TO rc-arrcst and
bring him back 10 the station.
His wife says that she has suffered 10
silence his abuse, with the hope that she
might reform him, but last nights mean
treatment satisfies her that She cannot, aud
she will not only appear against him IN th,
police court this morning, but that q, sOor
rs she Is able will file a bill for divorce.
Steve Perkins, colorcd, was exercising
himself about the same time, and in Tx,
manner Of Gillespie on his wife, MDllic,
at their noon In the rear Of No 90 Fiont
street. The woman looked ~ IL She had
been whipped with every piece ot furniturt
ia the house, aud IL Il very likely she had
rs the furniture was badly. broken up in Ia,
encounter between the two. Steve will br
given a chance 10 explain his domestic inic
licitics In the police court this morning.
Wm. NJ. Thompson, colorcd, No. 22j Ad
ans street, took Della Davis out In S%ocict,
last nlEni. Inc YAH was a EFallu Allttt~at uilN
Della enjoyed the gallan,ry Of Bill tn The rN'
tent ~ every drink lac offered, until Dcllf
was pretty we'll drunk, but not so much 81
as 90 forget the injunction of her mother Z,
return home early. Thompson didn't object
Ia leaving the ballroom, but lac was AYERS,
Ia going home. Della got mad and brOk,
away from him and ran up the street and
turned into q n~oighbor's house Ia escape
him, but hc followed her la there, aud pro
cccded TO give her n healthy rcbukc with hi'
list. After he had struck her several blow
In the face, hc was pulled away by others IN
the house. An officer heard Of the row and
arrested both parties. Thompson j. charged
with assault nnd battery, and the Davis cir
with being drunk.
Deputy United States Marshal &. c. CALI
cotL Of oxford, Miss, arrived in the city las
night with l.. ]. Tackctt, white, from Cleyc
land, Miss, whom lac had under arrest foI
selling liquor without q license. Tacket
was lodged In the staiion-house for SAT-
keeping.
Pleasant Small, the unplcaslntest man II
town when he gets drunk. which Is mono
t%onously frequent imbibed too freely las
night vent home aud assaulted his wifi
with n hatehci, and In consequence slept II
his accustomed place nj the s~tation.housa
last night. and will answer "a the d0ubl
charge Of drunk and assault and battery.